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Alsace do going awry? What doctor has to deal with? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caseload

'what doctor has to deal with?' is the definition.
(all the patients a doctor has to deal with)

'alsace do going awry?' is the wordplay.
'going awry?' indicates anagramming the letters.
'alsace'+'do'='alsacedo'
'alsacedo' with letters rearranged gives 'CASELOAD'.

(Other definitions for caseload that I've seen before include "all doctor has to deal with?" , "Number of jobs to be handled in a given time, by a lawyer say" , "doctor's list" , "amount of work" , "outstanding work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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